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Woodford Dolmen Hotel Carlow

County Carlow · Ireland

Kilkenny RoadView location

8.8/10Excellent400 Reviews
Cleanliness9.0/109.0
Service9.2/109.2
Comfort8.8/108.8
Condition8.6/108.6
Location8.6/108.6
Neighborhood8.6/108.6
Value10.0/1010.0
Amenities8.6/108.6
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About Woodford Dolmen Hotel Carlow

Located just outside Carlow against the banks of the River Barrow. The hotel offers 54 calming and comfortable bedrooms, many of which have magnificent views of the hotels beautifully landscaped gardens or the surrounding natural landscape of the river Barrow & Killeshin Hills.

The Barrow Bistro serves fine food all day, cooked by the bistro's head chef, who previously trained Jamie Oliver and has cooked for celebrities and royalty. Guests can enjoy an a la carte menu and an extensive wine list.

From music & art festivals, walking tours, garden vists, Santa trains for the kids as well as great water adventures along the River Barrow, there are so many Carlow Activities choices to offer visitors looking to get away for a midweek or weekend break.

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When you stay at Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow, you'll be on a river, within a 5-minute drive of Milford Mill and Fairgreen Shopping Centre. This hotel is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Liberty Tree and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Carlow Farmer's Market.

Stay in one of 80 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks. Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.

Planning an event in Carlow? This hotel has 0 square feet (0 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 8 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Business facilities
Banquet facilities
Accessible facilities

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 4:00 PM
Check-in until 8:00 PM
Check-out until 11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO

Important information

  • Property Alerts

    You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

    • Deposit: EUR 80.00 per stay

    We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

  • Special Instructions
    This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
    • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 17.00 for adults and EUR 12 for children
    • Early check-in fee: EUR 20.00 (subject to availability)
    • Late check-out fee: EUR 20 (subject to availability)
    • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30.0 per night

    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

  • Spoken Language

    Portuguese

    English

    Polish

Nearby attractions

Fairgreen Shopping Centre 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Liberty Tree 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Carlow Farmer's Market 3.2 km / 2 mi
Gold Rush Casino 3.3 km / 2 mi
Carlow County Museum 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
Carlow Town Park 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
Cathedral of the Assumption 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
St Patrick's College 3.6 km / 2.2 mi
Croppies Grave 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
Delta Sensory Gardens 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
Visual Centre for Contemporary Art and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
Milford Mill 4.4 km / 2.7 mi
Dr. Cullen Park 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
Carlow Golf Range incorp. Ian Kerr Golf Academy 4.9 km / 3.1 mi
Browne's Hill Dolmen 5.6 km / 3.5 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • Year of most recent renovation: 2004
  • Number of floors (main building): 3
  • Double rooms: 1
  • Suites: 3
  • Triple rooms: 8
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  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Mobile phone coverage
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Babysitting service
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Lift access
  • Garden
  • Concierge
  • Newspapers
  • Luggage room
  • Clothes dryer
  • Grill/BBQ
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Highchairs
  • Air conditioning in Restaurant
  • Conference room
  • Meeting room
  • Projector
  • Business centre
  • Breakfast
  • Hot breakfast
  • À la carte lunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Special dietary options
  • Picnic
  • Vegetarian meal
  • Non-smoking establishment
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RO

Room Only

Accommodation only. Meals are usually not included.

BB

Bed & Breakfast

BED AND BREAKFAST

Breakfast is included with your stay.

B2

Breakfast For Two Guests

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Room types

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    Room code: DBT.AS-DB

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    Room code: SUI.EJ

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    Room code: FAM.AS-DB

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    Room code: DBT.AS

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    Room code: DBL.EJ-KG

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  • SUITE EXECUTIVE QUEEN BEDSUITE • EXECUTIVE QUEEN BEDSUI.EJ-QN

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    Room code: SUI.EJ-QN

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    SUITE EXECUTIVE KING BED

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    Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
    Room type
    SUITE
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    EXECUTIVE KING BED

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    Room code: SUI.EJ-KG

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    Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
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    EXECUTIVE

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    Room code: FAM.EJ

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    Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 6 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    Double or Twin
    View / characteristic
    CLASSIC KING BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: DBT.AS-KG

    Limited room details from hotel

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Woodford Dolmen Hotel Carlow

8.8
Excellent
400 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.0 /10
Service
9.2 /10
Comfort
8.8 /10
Condition
8.6 /10
Location
8.6 /10
Neighborhood
8.6 /10
Value
10.0 /10
Amenities
8.6 /10
100 reviews shown
10/10
Exceptional
19 Jul 2026
Helen
Food was excellent, was really surprised at the amazing selection for vegan guest. My friend felt really looked after.
Overall a fantastic weekend
Friends
10/10
Exceptional
18 Jul 2026
Olivia
Great hotel and excellent value for money. Very clean and very friendly staff. Breakfast lovely. Great walks around the grounds.
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
17 Jul 2026
Scott
Older place with nice property and staff. Very clean
Family
6/10
Pleasant
12 Jul 2026
Mana
Hotel was clean, but the room was uncomfortably hot to sleep in. The room is not equipped with AC and our room did not get below 32 C.
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jul 2026
Andrew
Very nice staff, clean rooms and the amenities were great.
Family_with_children
6/10
Pleasant
19 Jun 2026
Deirdre
Dated decor throughout the hotel, told when I arrived that breakfast only started at 8am on a Friday… no facility to get an earlier breakfast. A first for me. Bedroom appeared to have been redecorated recently but a lot of condensation on the window and a very funny odour.
Bed was very comfortable. Overall a mediocre stay.
Self
8/10
Excellent
09 Jun 2026
Bob
Staff was helpful and the room was very pleasant
Self
10/10
Exceptional
08 Jun 2026
Therese
Nice room, dinner and breakfast.
Family
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jun 2026
Tracy
Beautiful hotel and gardens
Friends
8/10
Excellent
05 Jun 2026
Tony
very clean and quiet.
good breakfast
good value
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jun 2026
Carol
Room was very spacious and clean,bed was very comfortable, bathroom was big with shower gel and hair dryer.rhe staff we're very friendly and chatty, nothing was too much trouble for them, the atmosphere made it a great place to stay.bar food was delicious and reasonable priced,had lunch and dinner.ample onsite parking
Partner
4/10
Poor
31 May 2026
Lisa
Very warm and inviting hotel. Check in was very smooth. Outside the hotel has a cute little island with a bridge to walk around.

The room were a good size and clean they left cute little rubber ducks on the bed. The bathroom was OK decent water pressure. No place to put your toiletries and not enough hooks to hang towels

Unfortunately there was a wedding going on and I finally went to the front desk at 1:30am to complain. The music was blasting no one could sleep. All they said was we are sorry and don’t the hotel inform you there was a wedding tonight. Answer: no they did not. We had to listen to the music blasting until 2am. It was painful. Afterwards and read a bunch of reviews that all complained about the same issue. Wedding going on and music blasting. If you want to get a decent night sleep ..this is not the hotel for you.

They did nothing to try to help make my stay better. Being told they are sorry didn’t cut it. Maybe offer a complimentary breakfast or something would have helped. But they did nothing. I definitely will never be back and I certainly will not be recommending this hotel to anyone.
Poor customer service actually zero customer service
Family
10/10
Exceptional
16 May 2026
Anthony
Great Hotel,very pleased and would stay there again
Partner
8/10
Excellent
11 May 2026
Teresa
Comfortable beds, fantastic breakfast, and rooms were clean.
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
03 May 2026
Ken
Would recommend here to anyone one the best hotels I've stayed in in Ireland
Partner
8/10
Excellent
27 Apr 2026
Richard
Cannot fault this lovely hotel. Just wanted to comment, to be patient with food order. We arrived at 7.30pm, staff where clearly busy, there was also a wedding in the venue. We where not served our starters until 9pm and deserts till after 10pm with a young family this was obviously not ideal. I must comment all food (apart from veggie option) was very good.
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
20 Apr 2026
Lee
Nice convenient hotel
Self
10/10
Exceptional
06 Apr 2026
Charlene
Activities for children for easter .. movie night also.
Staff brilliant so lovely
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
01 Mar 2026
Caroline Ann
The staff are fantastic, the room is modern vosy and super vlean.
10/10
Exceptional
28 Feb 2026
Sharon
Room was great and the atmosphere as well. Would stay again
6/10
Pleasant
15 Feb 2026
marion
The cost of staying in this hotel for a Single Occupancy room is outrageous, considering the very ordinary standard of offering. The room was comfortable. Breakfast was very basic.
I met one very kind man working behind the bar.
10/10
Exceptional
09 Feb 2026
stacy
Great place.
10/10
Exceptional
31 Jan 2026
John
All good
8/10
Excellent
15 Dec 2025
Anthony
Room was fantastic and very comfortable. Staff were very efficient throughout the hotel and we found the bar and food reasonably priced. The food at breakfast and dinner was very good. The one negative that on the Friday night we stayed there was 3/4 Christmas parties which we could hear in our room until after midnight. Apart from that the hotel is excellent and I would definitely stay there again.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
12 Dec 2025
Philip
Room very clean staff very friendly and really enjoyed the break with the family. Food was excellent as well
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
03 Dec 2025
Rachel
Great hotel lovely and warm and bedroom hot throughout the hotel
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
30 Nov 2025
Chris
It’s a really nice hotel, clean rooms, very helpful and friendly staff. I have been staying here every available night for nearly 7 weeks and I can’t fault it.
The only possible negative comment would be the menu is only a small one, but not many people will stay for that length of time
Business
8/10
Excellent
05 Nov 2025
Mark
Staff were nice and very helpful
Business
10/10
Exceptional
06 Oct 2025
Michelle
Great stay all round. The staff couldn’t be more helpful and kind. Brilliant with my two children. Breakfast was delicious. Would highly recommend and we will definitely be back
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
29 Sep 2025
Matthew
Very helpful polite staff. Room was clean and well presented.
Business
8/10
Excellent
24 Sep 2025
rachel
A little tired and dusty and thin walls (I could hear my neighbours on both sides and above me snoring, watching TV and walking about). Friendly staff
Business
10/10
Exceptional
24 Sep 2025
John
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Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
21 Sep 2025
Jasmine
We really enjoyed our stay , very friendly staff , great food and our room was lovely
10/10
Exceptional
18 Sep 2025
Doug
Very clean. Friendly staff. Nice restaurant
10/10
Exceptional
14 Sep 2025
David

Great Hotel

Great hotel lovely location. Food was excellent and good size portions. Breakfast was fine with a good selection. Bed's very comfy rooms nice and clean
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
13 Sep 2025
Eileen

Family room

We stayed for a family wedding. Room was a bit small for a family room of 2 adults a teen-ager and and 8 year old. The room was very cold. Another family had a similar room and it was more spacious and warm.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
07 Sep 2025
Trinity
Very nice hotel. Staff was very kind. Easy and free parking.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
02 Sep 2025
Manon
Its a very nice place. Cleanliness and staff are great.
10/10
Exceptional
30 Aug 2025
Jessica
Beautiful stay and the service is excellent.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
26 Aug 2025
Margaret
We enjoyed our stay, the room was large, beds comfortable, very clean. All in all, we would love to stay again at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel.
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
21 Aug 2025
Martina
A fabulous hotel with first class staff very friendly and welcoming.
Food was first class too Also a fabulous breakfast. We really enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend it.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
18 Aug 2025
Dirk
The staff was amazingly friendly! Breakfast is a great value that people should take advantage of. Beautiful hotel!
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
11 Aug 2025
Alison
great place
10/10
Exceptional
11 Aug 2025
Pauline

Tea dance aftnoon stay over

Always pleasure to stay here lovely hotel an locely pleasant staff 😀
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
07 Aug 2025
Janet
Clean and quiet, nice bar for drinks
6/10
Pleasant
06 Aug 2025
Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel but bad experience

Disappointed, main floor room that had main hall door on one side and a van parked outside our window that prohibited us from opening our window. Loud on both sides. Event going on and van outside window was loading at 130 in the morning.Family room beds were odd, lights attached to headboards kept you from being able to sit back in bed, they were in the way, could hit your head if slept close to head of bed. Talked with staff in the morning and they apologized for the terrible experience. She tried to give us credit back for our room, but unfortunately because we booked through hotels.com a third-party she did not know how she could compensate us. We paid nearly US$300 for our room that night and I was very disappointed. She promised she would email us in someway shape or form to make it right and I have yet to receive any correspondence.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
31 Jul 2025
Niamh

Relaxing stay

Great stay.Hotel clean and efficient.Good nights sleep.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
27 Jul 2025
John
We spent one night here on our way from Dublin to Kilkenny.
The staff were prompt and very polite.
The location is rural, but the facility is top notch. A grand staircase greets you as you enter the main lobby.
As a group, we occupied three rooms.
Our only issue was the lack of room air conditioning (but iist say the temps while we visited were the highest in almost 80 years).
The rooms are equipped with an energy saving feature, you must place a room key in a wall mounted to activate any in room power or lighting. If your remove the key card to exit the room all lights and wall power turn off.
This was not a problem once we figured out how it worked. We had two room keys, so if a person remained in the room, the spare key allowed them to watch television and have lighting.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
27 Jul 2025
Craig

Nicely refurbished.

I stayed here several years ago and it was in the middle of a refurbishment. Now some time has passed the refurbishment loos great and the room was nicely appointed and equipped. Comfy beds and had a good nights sleep.

The service in the bistro bar was good but the food only OK. I would have expected better and there were a lot of flies buzzing round landing on my plate and glass which wasnt nice.

Overall nice hotel and top tip, avoid parking under the trees outside the main entrance. My car was covered in so much bird muck the rental company charged me a cleaning fee. :-)
Business
10/10
Exceptional
16 Jul 2025
Kogilavani
The hotel was clean , staffs helpful n check was quick . Rooms were comfortable n clean . Breakfast was good . Would definitely stay here again .
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
27 Jun 2025
Edel
Very clean, fantastic shower, very friendly staff at evening meal.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
20 Jun 2025
Christy
This property was excellent! Perfect location and the staff was super friendly and helpful. Beds were amazing!
Leisure Friends
10/10
Exceptional
14 Jun 2025
Madonna
Beautiful grounds
Spacious room
Great breakfast prepay at desk is cheaper than dining room price
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
27 May 2025
Daniel
Nice hotel, off the beaten path. Lots of parking beautiful grounds around the hotel for walking.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
18 May 2025
Lisa

Will stay again and go down by the river etc

Just Great to get away from home after the communion closer to route to where we are going today. Staff so helpful and friendly. Lovely Breakfast. Requested an extra Bed which I received. Great to have a fan in the room as well the room can be warm x
10/10
Exceptional
12 May 2025
Pauline

Nyt away

Alwaya a,pleasure stayin here usually down once every month cant fault the hotel foods great an fantastic service look 4ward to next trip down
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
25 Apr 2025
Osian
Great hotel
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
22 Apr 2025
Robert
Welcoming friendly staff throughout the hotel. Warm, comfortable and spotless room. Good disabled access and parking. Superb breakfast choice with first class ingredients. The cooked breakfast was the best I’ve tasted in a long time. A very enjoyable stay to be repeated soon.
Leisure Partner
6/10
Pleasant
20 Apr 2025
Doris
Is clean but the bathroom is old and the bathtub is to high
10/10
Exceptional
14 Apr 2025
Pauline

Dance nyt

Always a,pleasure to stay here as group of friends we stay regular always lives up to our expectations..great breakfast too cant fault 👌😀
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
13 Apr 2025
Anne
Good sized room, bed comfortable. Staff very friendly. Plenty parking. However I really think a 4 star hotel should have bottled water in the rooms and also biscuits to go with the tea/coffee.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
05 Apr 2025
Noel
A lovely hotel with very friendly and accommodating staff. Very comfortable beds.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
15 Mar 2025
Nikki
Amazing hotel
10/10
Exceptional
01 Mar 2025
Rapheal
What an amazing experience. The staffs were amazing and I will be coming there again. My wife loved the baff room and the children live the space. I'm really pleased with the hotel. Money worth it sure is.
Business_and_leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
23 Feb 2025
Caroline

Girlie night away

Lovely hotel, very welcoming and friendly staff. Room spacious and comfortable. Bathroom spotless. Food excellent. Will definitely stay again.
Friends_and_family Family
6/10
Pleasant
12 Feb 2025
Michael
Listed as a 4* hotel but yet small things like no tissues, hand cream or shower hats in the bathroom. Glasses not changed or fresh water on day 2 of our stay.
The bed was just about made - the sheet wasn’t flatten so we had to make our own bed.

Won’t be back - to dear for what you get.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
03 Feb 2025
Richard

Good stay

Good hotel allround
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
16 Dec 2024
Bruno

Consistently good

Great place to stay, even on that particular friday when everyone is attending company Xmas parties.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
20 Nov 2024
Agnes
The facilities were excellent, clean, and comfortable . The staff were friendly and efficient. We loved the food. The surrounding are and grounds were also well maintained and interesting and we loved the fairy garden.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
14 Nov 2024
Andrew
Nice place to stay
Business_and_leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
02 Oct 2024
mark
Great stay, room was clean and comfortable food in restaurant was good. Recommend
Business
8/10
Excellent
23 Aug 2024
Verified traveler
Staff were great and restaurant was good. Rooms were not great and beds to small

10/10
Exceptional
16 Aug 2024
Sinead

Lovely stay

Lovely hotel with very friendly staff. Only issue was the room was very hot and unable to change that but I imagine for the rest of the year outside the one warm day we had this would be welcome!
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
21 Jul 2024
Caroline
Lovey relaxing atmosphere there was a wedding going on so hotel was busy but service was still excellent
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
15 Jul 2024
David
Nice comfortable rooms.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
14 Jul 2024
Verified traveler
Hotel is beautiful set in fabulous surroundings. Food was lovely but a bit pricey for what you get. We had a ground floor room but was so hot all night
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Jul 2024
Martin

The perfect hotel does exist...

Amazing hotel. Stayed here with a friend while motorbiking one night and honestly it was one of the most relaxing hotel envoirments i have ever been in. The staff were super friendly. Beds were very comfy. Food was excellent and dont get me started on the heated outdoor patio, a gem of a hotel and i will certainly be back
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
31 May 2024
Deirdre

Would stay again!!

Very nice hotel and friendly staff! Rooms clean and comfortable. Food tasty! Would stay again and recommend.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
19 May 2024
Victoria
Hotel is absolutely beautiful with an old charm. Staff was super nice and very helpful!
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
12 May 2024
Kevin
Great Place and will definitely be staying again. Very professional and helpful staff- James and Rachel. Great area around and very friendly.
Leisure
10/10
Exceptional
10 May 2024
Johanna
Beautiful hotel! Staff was very friendly with my super chatty 5 year old son. Food was delicious and there was a cute fairy garden to walk through on the property.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
04 Mar 2024
Ciaran
Very up market hotel with classic styling and modern service, all staff were very helpful and friendly, food was excellent throughout the stay
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Feb 2024
Emma

Perfect

Lovely hotel, great decoration in the rooms and very comfortable beds. Breakfast is very good
Business
10/10
Exceptional
14 Nov 2023
Deirdre

A Home away from Home

Fantastic Hotel beautiful setting. Food was fabulous and the service. Staff on reception very welcoming efficient and very obliging at any request I made. Housekeeping staff incredible always greeted me.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
11 Nov 2023
Frances

Great staff and food

Lovely hotel with really friendly staff. Breakfast was great, huge choice of food.
Partner
6/10
Pleasant
05 Nov 2023
Mary

Room 124 over looking heating system.

Everything great about the hotel except room 124. The room was right beside the heating system that kept us awake for 2 nights. We paid E388 for this noisy room and one would need google maps to find. We got a brick wall outside our window last stay. We won't be returning again.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
14 Oct 2023
Darren
A convenient location for Carlow and Bagenalstown visits. Attentive staff, good breakfast and quiet surroundings.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
08 Oct 2023
Corey
Property was very comfortable. At times loud due to a wedding but understandable. Would stay again.
Business Self
8/10
Excellent
30 Sep 2023
Peter
Beautiful area
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
24 Sep 2023
Darina

Great hotel

Lovely hotel. Staff very friendly, especially one particular bar man who was so accommodating and friendly. Nice little fairy garden on the grounds for the kids. 5 min drive into the town centre.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
26 Jul 2023
Karla
My family loved staying here. Our room was clean and perfect for our family of 4. The hotel restaurant on site had delicious food and the staff throughout the hotel were so kind. We only got to stay one night but would have loved to have stayed longer
Leisure Family
2/10
Poor
24 May 2023
RAJNEESH

Bad service

No hot water for two days to take a shower
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
24 Jul 2022
Jacquelyn
The employees here were extremely friendly & competent!! They went out of their way to help us with a few things. From front desk, to bar staff, to breakfast team. Thank you!
Leisure Friends
6/10
Pleasant
17 Jul 2022
Alane
The property was pretty but no AC, the amenities in the room were very sub par, the elevator wasn’t working and the lighting in the room was bad
Leisure Partner
4/10
Poor
09 Jul 2022
Toni
The staff at Woodford Dolman were pleasant, however, I made 3 calls to the front desk for assistance with a remote. The carpet in my room was stained in multiple places and dirty. Not something that was hidden but in numerous places on a light grey carpet. A bulb was out in a lamp and needed to be replaced. Made me feel that the room was never checked before the room was given to me.
Walls are paper thin. I could hear the next room's patron yawning and snoring.

There was no access to drinking water except to walk into the restaurant. No mini fridge or microwave in the rooms. No gym! Although there is space and room for it.

The food wasn't good. Not many vegetarian or vegan options. There was probably one thing I could eat.

I would say this hotel is good for hosting day events but not great for overnight stays.

The staff was pleasant and responsive to the issues with my room and offered an upgrade.
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
12 Jun 2022
Kevin
Their staff more than make up for any niggles (i.e em groining plumbing from time to time) and not to mention the absolutely lovely location. I had views over the river barrow and beyond. Breakfast service was stellar, clean attentive and professional staff. The breakfast itself was both filling, a good solid Irish breakfast.
Business_and_leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
17 Feb 2022
John

Comfort and Care

Bar/Restaurant staff were very friendly and helpful.
Reception staff also very pleasant, especially the night porter that checked me in at 02:00hrs. Very impressed with this hotel.
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
13 Dec 2021
Teresa

Excellent

Beautiful hotel with a lovely view. Friendly and helpful staff.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
18 Nov 2021
Iain
Comfortable room, great service and delicious food.
Business
10/10
Exceptional
16 Nov 2021
Mark
Business trip Good hotel all staff were professional and made me feel welcome across all departments
Food at evening meal was excellent
I would definitely return
Regards
M
Business

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Woodford Dolmen Hotel Carlow
Kilkenny Road, Carlow, Ireland

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